A man who asked not to be identified assesses damage from Hurricane Ike in Hitchcock on Sunday.

A man who asked not to be identified assesses damage from Hurricane Ike in Hitchcock on Sunday.

Photo: Nick De La Torre, CHRONICLE

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A man hangs a piece of clothing around a stick as he stands in the rubble left by Hurricane Ike, Sunday in Hitchcock, Texas.

A man hangs a piece of clothing around a stick as he stands in the rubble left by Hurricane Ike, Sunday in Hitchcock, Texas.

Photo: Nick De La Torre, Chronicle

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People wade through the high water near Louis Bait Shak in Hitchcock, Texas, on Sunday. Ike was the first major storm to directly hit a major U.S. metro area since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005. less

People wade through the high water near Louis Bait Shak in Hitchcock, Texas, on Sunday. Ike was the first major storm to directly hit a major U.S. metro area since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in ... more

Photo: Nick De La Torre, Chronicle

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A stranded man waits at the Louis Bait Shack in Hitchcock, Texas, Sunday in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.

A stranded man waits at the Louis Bait Shack in Hitchcock, Texas, Sunday in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.

Elizabeth Madson, 45, of Jamaica Beach, is taken to a shelter by National Guardsmen after surviving Hurricane Ike in her home. "My car wouldn't start so I stayed," Madson said. "I will never do that again. The water was taller than I was." less

Elizabeth Madson, 45, of Jamaica Beach, is taken to a shelter by National Guardsmen after surviving Hurricane Ike in her home. "My car wouldn't start so I stayed," Madson said. "I will never do that again. The ... more

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Chronicle

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Driving past the destruction left by Hurricane Ike, the Army National Guard C-Troop travels along FM 3005 to pick up two stranded women in the Pointe West neighborhood on Galveston's west side Sunday.

Driving past the destruction left by Hurricane Ike, the Army National Guard C-Troop travels along FM 3005 to pick up two stranded women in the Pointe West neighborhood on Galveston's west side Sunday.

Traveling in a Humvee past the destruction left by Hurricane Ike, Pfc. Chris Seets with the Army National Guard C-Troop, travels along FM 3005 to pick up two stranded women on Galveston Island's west side.

Traveling in a Humvee past the destruction left by Hurricane Ike, Pfc. Chris Seets with the Army National Guard C-Troop, travels along FM 3005 to pick up two stranded women on Galveston Island's west side.

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Chronicle

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Beth Bishop, right, and her sister Mary Graham and their four dogs are picked up Sunday by National Guardsmen Cpl. Kenneth Carpenter after they were stranded in Galveston.

Beth Bishop, right, and her sister Mary Graham and their four dogs are picked up Sunday by National Guardsmen Cpl. Kenneth Carpenter after they were stranded in Galveston.

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Chronicle

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Sherry Jahn, who did not evacuate from Galveston, talks with her neighbor Terri Frankeny, right, and Texas Army National Guard Captain Adam Collett about her situation on Galveston Island on Sunday.

Sherry Jahn, who did not evacuate from Galveston, talks with her neighbor Terri Frankeny, right, and Texas Army National Guard Captain Adam Collett about her situation on Galveston Island on Sunday.

Photo: Sharon Steinmann, Chronicle

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Light poles are on the ground on west Galveston Island on Sunday.

Light poles are on the ground on west Galveston Island on Sunday.

Photo: Sharon Steinmann, Chronicle

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Spc. E4 Gerardo Mendez of the Texas Army National Guard conducts search and rescue operations door to door on west Galveston Island on Sunday. Most of the homes were empty.

Spc. E4 Gerardo Mendez of the Texas Army National Guard conducts search and rescue operations door to door on west Galveston Island on Sunday. Most of the homes were empty.

Leo Mirok picks up a carving in front of the remains of his home Sunday in San Leon, Texas.

Leo Mirok picks up a carving in front of the remains of his home Sunday in San Leon, Texas.

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Customers waited in line for more than three hours to fill their cars or containers with gasoline. One line was designated for cans only and other customers were allowed to fill their car and one can with gas. The Texaco station at Rayford Sawdust Road in north Spring used a generator to run the station. less

Customers waited in line for more than three hours to fill their cars or containers with gasoline. One line was designated for cans only and other customers were allowed to fill their car and one can with gas. ... more

Photo: Steve Campbell, Houston Chronicle

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Hitchcock Fire Department personnel perform a medical rescue Sunday on an elderly man who wasn't able to get out of his house for medical attetion and was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital.

Hitchcock Fire Department personnel perform a medical rescue Sunday on an elderly man who wasn't able to get out of his house for medical attetion and was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital.

Exie Jarmon walks through the flooded street of her home on Cortland Street Sunday in Independence Heights north of Interstate 610, where waters from overnight rains flooded the area around Yale and Main.

Exie Jarmon walks through the flooded street of her home on Cortland Street Sunday in Independence Heights north of Interstate 610, where waters from overnight rains flooded the area around Yale and Main.

Photo: Karen Warren, Chronicle

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Residents wade through flooded streets in the Heights Sunday as a cold front brings more flooding to the city following the passing of Hurricane Ike.

Residents wade through flooded streets in the Heights Sunday as a cold front brings more flooding to the city following the passing of Hurricane Ike.